Surely the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics know tuberculosis testing. Still, they have to forgive Hawaii's nervousness over their recommended protocol change....

Misinformed people have spread a great deal of unwarranted fear in Hawaii around agricultural pesticides. So it's disappointing the findings were not better reported by Hawaii media when a federal agency last week released the results of surface water...

The state Senate is proposing to double the 5-cent deposit on bottles and cans as part of an effort to increase the redemption and recycling rates for the tens of millions of containers used by Hawaii consumers each year....

University of Hawaii astronomy professor Paul Coleman, the first Native Hawaiian to earn a doctorate in astrophysics and an outspoken supporter of the Thirty Meter Telescope, has died at the age of 62....

Many students and families believe that higher education pays off, but worry that they cannot afford college. The good news is that each year, the federal government offers over $150 billion in federal student aid to help students pay for college....

Q uestion : What should the driver of a vehicle stopped at a red light do when an emergency vehicle approaches from behind? Is it allowable or required for the driver to proceed through the red light as long as no one is coming from either side?...

Maryland rallied for five runs in the sixth inning then held off Hawaii's comeback attempt to send the Rainbow Wahine softball team to a 7-6 loss on Sunday to close the Bank of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Classic at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium....

Oahu's year-round balmy weather makes it a perfect place for bicycles — and a network of protected bikeways. The trouble is that our car-clogged streets can make cycling a risky mode of transportation. But that's slowly changing, thanks to t...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. > > T.J. Starks scored 21 points and Texas A&M overpowered North Carolina inside, upsetting the reigning national champions 86-65 today in the NCAA Tournament to mark the second straight year a title holder missed the Sweet 16....

NEW YORK > > When the Kushner Cos. bought three apartment buildings in a gentrifying neighborhood of Queens in 2015, most of the tenants were protected by special rules that prevent developers from pushing them out, raising rents and turning a tidy profit...

WASHINGTON > > South Korea's foreign minister says North Korea's leader has "given his word" he's committed to denuclearization, a prime condition for a potential summit with President Donald Trump in May....

NEW YORK > > Not since "Avatar" has a box-office hit had the kind of staying power of "Black Panther." Ryan Coogler's comic-book sensation today became the first film since James Cameron's 2009 smash to top the weekend box office f...

MOSCOW > > Russia's presidential election was tainted today by unprecedented pressure on voters to turn out and incidents of suspected ballot box stuffing — a barely democratic exercise that will grant Vladimir Putin another six years of power....

As a child I enjoyed watching my mom crochet. It was wonderfully mesmerizing. The way her fingers worked the hook and thread was as quick as it was effortless. She transformed simple chain stitches into elaborate floral patterns....

Most people are loath to say the state government needs more money. But then they have to admit there are huge bills hovering overhead, not the least of which is the unfunded liability for state retiree pensions and health care....

The stunning announcement that President Donald Trump is willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presents an opportunity to pursue a strategy recommended by Retired Adm. Lloyd R. "Joe" Vasey, founder of the Honolulu-based Pacific Foru...

As the state and counties look to take action on short-term rentals, it's important that they realize the significant impact their decisions will have on the future of tourism in Hawaii, on the state's economy and on the people and businesses who ...

The Hawaii State Legislature passed the midpoint of the 2018 session last week, with lawmakers considering bills that would allow physician-assisted death, would increase the 5-cent deposit for bottles and cans, and would impose a new mandate for paid fam...